This annual eating and drinking extravaganza will showcase the culinary talents of our fair city. Food sampling will come from over 40 area restaurants and be served up alongside wine, beer and spirit tastings.

Why do I think you should go to this event, other than a plain, old good time? A portion of the proceeds benefit KidsMeals.

In 2011, Kids' Meals delivered over 390,000 lunches with a staff of eight and with the help of over 10,000 volunteers! Kids' Meals delivers to 1,400 pre-school aged children, living in poverty who are in need of food. Kids Meals delivers nutritious meals directly to the homes of these hungry children, Monday through Friday, year-round. The lunches are free of cost to each family.

New this year: The first Iron Fork Competition presented by Whole Foods Market. Celebrity Chef Monica Pope of t’afia will moderate two top chefs as they go head-to-head to produce the best dish using a basket of secret ingredients.

This workshop is designed for students who are looking build strength and confidence in their inversion practice, whether it's learning the basics of Sirsasana (headstand), Adho MukhaVrksasana (handstand), or Pincha Mayurasana (forearm balance) - either against the wall or in the center of the room.

Taught by Aaron

Cost: $25

OUTSIDE THE HEIGHTS:

This event and this group are technically outside the Heights. However, how goes Washington, so go parts of the Heights. Our neighborhoods are inextricably linked and residents of one need to be concerned about what happens in the other. Make it if you can.

Join Washington Ave Livable Centers for a public meeting. Get updates on the project so far and add your hopes and dreams for our little slice of the inner loop.

The Houston-Galveston Area Council, in partnership with Better Houston, the City of Houston and TIRZ 15, is conducting a Livable Centers study of Houston’s historic Washington Avenue Corridor. The Livable Centers program seeks to create walkable, mixed-use places that provide multi-modal transportation, improve environmental quality and promote economic development. The Washington Avenue Livable Centers study area, which is bounded by I-45 in the East, I-10 in the North, Westcott in the West and Buffalo Bayou in the south, includes much of Superneighborhood 22 and contains all or most of the First and Sixth Wards, Memorial Heights, West End, Magnolia Grove, Westwood Grove, Rice Military, Wood Crest and Cottage Grove neighborhoods